01:920:222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Travis Hirschi, Michael R. Gottfredson, Promiscuity
28 Nov 2018
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General theory & self-control theory (michael gottfredson & travis hirschi) 9,945 males, age 18 in 1963, 627/9,945 or 6% of males do more than of serious crimes: these juveniles are called chronic offenders or the chronic 6, most are low income. Persistent offenders: responsible for 82% of serious adult crime in the twenties, chronic juvenile offenders more likely to become career criminals. Crime: murder, rape, robbery, assault, larceny/theft, white collar crimes. Who is drawn to engaging in behaviors like crime & the analogous behaviors: people with low self-control: Insensitive to others: cannot defer gratification, cannot adjust to dull routines, shortsighted, reckless, nonverbal. People w/ low self-control are drawn to crime: b/c more crime is easy, unplanned w/ immediate although petty rewards (ex. Pickpocket, robbery, burglary, white collar crimes like fraud, embezzlement: persist in crime despite punishment b/c too shortsighted & impulsive to anticipate punishment, can be violent b/c too insensitive to care about pain & suffering of others.
